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Free Sample of Chocolate Turtle Chex Mix 2009-01-22 08:35:06 Get a free sample of Chocolate
Turtle Chex Mix when you sign up for the Betty Crocker e-newsletter.
If you haven't already signed up for the Betty Crocker newsletter already, you should. In addition to the yummy free sample, you get will also get e-mails with recipes and money-saving coupons.
Looking for more coupons? Get a $10 coupon booklet from Eat Better America.
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, Free Sample
Frugal Things to Do When Waiting 2009-01-22 08:09:01 One day a week I drop my son off at preschool and have three hours to kill in town before I pick him up again.
There's not enough time to go home during that time. (It's an hour round-trip.) But it is enough time to get into trouble shopping.
Since I know I'm probably not alone in this situation, I thought I'd share my ideas for frugal things to do when waiting.
1) Visit a friend. Meet up fo Read more:Frugal
, Waiting
Inauguration Day Deals 2009-01-21 09:41:54 With a new President about to be sworn into office, comes hope. And with that hope, comes a few Inauguration
Day deals.
Check these places out on January 20:
Head over to Quaker True Delights for a sweet free sample of the the new True Delights chewy granola bars. (Thanks, Freebies 4 Mom!) You can also get a coupon for $1 off here.
Krispy Kreme will be giving away a free doughnut of you
Sometimes the little bits help 2009-01-21 08:43:01 I recently started thinking more about simplifying my life, and what things need to be cut.
I am a full-time mom of three very busy little
boys.
I'm a wife, homemaker, and chief financial officer of our family.
I'm a blogger, a bookkeeper, a volunteer, and a scrapbooker.
On top of that, I also do online surveys, read paid e-mails, participate in product testing, and sell things on eBay.
Wh Read more:Sometimes
Free Gum From Trident 2009-01-20 14:41:27 Show your smiling mug and get free gum from Trident
.
Just upload a photo of your smile to the site and you will get a free pack of Trident gum in 6 to 8 weeks. Only one request per household is allowed, and offer is only valid while supplies last.
Haven't you always admired Joe Biden's smile?
Thanks to Freebies 4 Mom and Mom Advice for this tip!
Don't Forget to Claim All of Your 2008 FSA 2009-01-20 09:24:01 I almost messed up. I almost forgot to submit my last few receipts for my 2008 flexible spending account.
Fortunately, I have until the end of February to get them in, so I won't lose the $71 I had remaining in the account.
Let this post be a reminder to you to keep on top of your health expenses!
If you had a flexible spending account in 2008, double check to make sure you don't have any
Free Slice of Pie at Baker's Square 2009-01-19 20:33:18 Celebrate National Pie Day this entire week at Baker
's Square
.
Each day of the week, Baker's Square will have special deals for customers. On Wednesday, January 21, you can get a free slice of pie with any purchase. And on Friday, you can get 50 percent off a country apple pie.
Read all the details on the specials and print the coupons from Baker's Square.
Mmmm.... I love pie....
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Get Free Prints from Shutterfly 2009-01-18 08:22:00 I really wish I were one of those people who was good about sharing photos with friends and family.
Maybe this deal from Shutterfly will help.
Get 10 free 4x6 prints for every week you add pictures to your Share site. If you also create a new site for your family, friends or activity groups, you’ll get 30 free 4x6 prints. You pay sales tax and shipping for the prints; the sharing is free!
Cr
Saving Even More at Home Depot 2009-01-17 10:19:01 The following is a guest post from my frugal friend and guest blogger Susan.
I had no idea Home Depot
was that open minded!
I put blown-in insulation in my house this weekend. Well, my dad did most of the work getting the attic ready so I think he actually gets the credit but that isn’t the point.
As the Home Depot
manager was helping to load 50 bags of insulation in the truck, the conver Read more:Saving
Free Trial Weekend of Refund Cents 2009-01-17 07:50:31 Bargain hunters, take note: Refund
Cents is offering a FREE trial weekend this Friday, Jan. 16 through Sunday, Jan. 18.
Simply go to Refund Cents and enter the following codes:
Username: wifeswap
Password: wifeswap
The ABC show "WifeSwap" will be featuring a coupon-clipping stay-at-home-mom and a super social spendthrift family on Friday, Jan. 16. The coupon-clipping mom is a member of Refund Read more:Trial
, Weekend
Free HBO and Cinemax on DirecTV 2009-01-15 13:11:20 It was -30 degrees here this morning and it probably won't warm up much until later in the weekend.
I don't think I'll be leaving the house so I was pretty jazzed when I discovered that there is a FREE HBO preview weekend on DirecTV
. It appears that Cinemax is included in the preview.
The weekend starts today and continues through Sunday, January 18, so be sure to get that DVR programmed as so
My Coupon System isn't Working 2009-01-15 07:43:00 Late last year, I wrote about my new coupon binder and how excited I was to use it. This was going to be the thing to keep my coupons organized.
Well, it's not. My current coupon system isn't working. I realized this after I spent a couple of hours lugging my giant coupon binder around, only to realize that nearly all of the coupons in it were expired!
I realized that I just don't have the Read more:Coupon
, System
Get $10 in Coupons from General Mills 2009-01-14 20:24:25
Sign up for General
Mill's Eat Better America newsletter and get $10 in money-saving coupons.
I have been a member of Eat Better America for awhile now, and it is a great resource for healthy living tips, as well as fabulous coupons.
Happy Saving!
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, Mills
10 Things You Should Have On Hand in the Country 2009-01-14 08:26:00 Now that we're on our, what is it now, fifth snowstorm, or something, I'm starting to feel a little like we live at The Overlook Hotel...
Not to say that we've all gone crazy, just that when those snowstorms hit, we're pretty isolated. Sometimes it is a few days before we can get out of our driveway and it could be as long as a week before the secondary roads are safe for travel.
It definitely Read more:Country
Free Bottle of Suave Shampoo January 14 2009-01-13 08:00:01 Suave is doing its part to help women affected by the economy still feel beautiful.
On Wednesday, January
14, they'll be giving away a coupon for a FREE bottle of Suave Shampoo for every woman in the country. The website says:
"For over 70 years, the Suave brand has bottled our belief that you can live beautifully for less. It's a belief we call Suavenomics. We want to put a bottle of that in yo Read more:Suave
Free Professional Financial Advice 2009-01-12 08:45:02 And no, it's not the Northern Cheapskate-type of advice!
It's FREE financial advice from professional financial advisors.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine and the National Association of Personal Financial
Advisors will be offering FREE financial advice from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday, January 13 and Friday, January 30.
These professionals (who normally cost $100 to $250 an hour)
Surprised at the Price? Check the Packaging. 2009-01-08 08:05:01 Have you ever wondered why some things seem to cost much more than they're worth?
Sometimes the packaging is a good indicator of why the price is higher.
My husband got a couple of nice St. John's Bay dress shirts for Christmas from my mom. The price tag says the suggested retail price is $50.00. Now I know that my mom did not pay that for the shirts... after all, she gave birth to the Norther Read more:Check
, Packaging
Freebies at Walgreens This Week 2009-01-07 07:13:27 Did you see last Sunday's paper? FIVE sections of coupons! Lots of good stuff!
Anyway, a few of those coupons make for some excellent good freebies at Walgreen's this week.
Use the $2.50 off any Electrasol dishwasher detergent to purchase a box of 20-count Electrosol Gel-Pacs. Then be sure to send off for the $1.50 rebate. Final price after rebate: FREE, plus Walgreens
will give me 33 cents! Read more:Freebies
On the Road to Home Re-fi 2009-01-06 07:39:00 So, we finally decided to start the process of refinancing our home.
I thought we'd try our current mortgage company first. First off, let me say that I've had three years of bad customer service from this company. I should have known better than to try to talk to them, but I thought, after reading the comments on JD Roth's post at Get Rich Slowly, that maybe, just maybe, they'd do a rate adju
Getting Over the Holiday Shopping Hangover 2009-01-05 09:19:00 Our house looks like a toy store blew up in it. I'd share a photo, but honestly, I'm a little embarrassed by the consumerism on display in my house.
For the record, it wasn't all our doing. The boys were properly spoiled by grandparents and great-grandparents, alike.
We paid cash for our holiday spending, but I can't help but think of the many people who don't. I've had those shopping moments. Read more:Holiday
, Shopping
Great Deal on Pampers at Cub Foods 2009-01-05 08:18:00 There's a great deal on diapers this week at Cub Foods
.
Buy $30 in Pampers
(essentially three jumbo packs)and get a coupon for $15 off your next purchase. Some Cub Foods are also giving an additional coupon for $5 off your next baby item purchase.
Then use that $20 in coupons to buy three more jumbo packs of Pampers. You'll get six jumbo packs for just $6.67 each. Combine with manufacturer cou Read more:Great
December in Review: Budget Fatigue 2009-01-04 08:03:01 Photo credit: Jeff Keen Okay. It's time for me to 'fess up.... please do as I say and not as I do.
You see, December
was not a very frugal month for us. Two birthdays, Christmas, numerous social outings and a date with hubby, and our budget was BUSTED.
And on top of that, I didn't even use coupons all that much. GASP!
I really think it was a bit of budget fatigue. It's hard to be di Read more:Fatigue
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